Horse Racing - Queen Mother Champion Chase

The championship steeplechase in National Hunt racing in the UK for two milers is held at Cheltenham racecourse, England during the four-day Festival meeting each March.The event was originally called the National Hunt Champion Chase. Its named was changed in 1980 to honour the mother of Queen Elizabeth II. Not held in 2001 due to an outbreak of foot and mouth disease.

YEAR

WINNER

JOCKEY

TRAINER

1959

QUITA QUE

B Cox

D Moore

1960

FORTRIA

P Taaffe

T Dreaper

1961

FORTRIA

P Taaffe

T Dreaper

1962

PIPERTON

D Dick

A Th'linson

1963

SANDY ABBOT

S Mellor

G Owen

1964

BEN STACK

P Taaffe

T Dreaper

1965

DUNKIRK

D Dick

P Cazalet

1966

FLYINGBOLT

P Taaffe

T Dreaper

1967

DR'NY'S DOUBLE

F Nash

B Turnell

1968

DR'NY'S DOUBLE

F Nash

B Turnell

1969

MUIR

B Hannon

T Dreaper

1970

STRAIGHT FORT

P Taaffe

T Dreaper

1971

CRISP

P Kelleway

F Winter

1972

ROYAL RELIEF

B Smith

E Courage

1973

INKSLINGER

T Carberry

D Moore

1974

ROYAL RELIEF

B Smith

E Courage

1975

LOUGH INAGH

S Barker

J Dreaper

1976

SKYMAS

M Morris

B Lusk

1977

SKYMAS

M Morris

B Lusk

1978

HILLY WAY

T Carmody

P McCreery

1979

HILLY WAY

T Walsh

P McCreery

1980

*ANOTHER DOLLY

S M'shead

F Rimell

1981

DRUMGORA

F Berry

A Moore

1982

RATHGORMAN

K Whyte

Mi Dick'son

1983

BADSWORTH BOY

R E'shaw

Mi Dick'son

1984

BADSWORTH BOY

R E'shaw

Mi Dick'son

1985

BADSWORTH BOY

R E'shaw

Mo Dick'son

1986

BUCK HOUSE

T Carmody

M Morris

1987

PEARLYMAN

P Sc'more

J Edwards

1988

PEARLYMAN

T Morgan

J Edwards

1989

B'NBROOK AGAIN

S Sh'wood

D Elsworth

1990

B'NBROOK AGAIN

H Davies

D Elsworth

1991

KATABATIC

S McNeill

A Turnell

1992

REMIT'NCE MAN

J Osborne

N H'derson

1993

DEEP SENSATION

D Murphy

J Gifford

1994

VIKING FLAGSHIP

A Maguire

D N'holson

1995

VIKING FLAGSHIP

C Swan

D N'holson

1996

KLAIRON DAVIS

G Bradley

J Old

1997

MARTHA'S SON

R Farrant

T Forster

1998

ONE MAN

B Harding

G Richards

1999

CALL EQUINAME

M F'gerald

P Nicholls

2000

EDREDON BLEU

T McCoy

H Knight

2001

Not held

-

-

2002

FLAGSHIP U'LLES

R Johnson

P Hobbs

2003

MOSCOW FLYER

B Geraghty

J H'rington

2004

AZERTYUIOP

R Walsh

P Nicholls

2005

MOSCOW FLYER

B Geraghty

J H'rington

2006

NEWMILL

A McN'ara

J Murphy

2007

VOY POR U'TEDES

R Thornton

A King

2008

MASTER MINDED

R Walsh

P Nicholls

2009

MASTER MINDED

R Walsh

P Nicholls

2010

BIG ZEB

B Geraghty

C Murphy

2011

SIZING EUROPE

A Lynch

H de B'head

2012

FINIAN'S R'NBOW

B Geraghty

N H'derson

2013

SPRINTER SACRE

B Geraghty

N H'derson

2014

SIRE DE GRUGY

J Moore

G Moore

2015

DODGING B'LETS

S T-Davies

P Nicholls

2016

SPRINTER SACRE

N de B'ville

N H'derson

2017

SPECIAL TIARA

N Fehily

H de Br'head

2018

ALTIOR

N de B'ville

N H'derson

* Chinrullah won the race but was disqualified after failing a urine test